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JORDAN CEMETERY
Drew County, Arkansas

[The following information came from the September 1978 issue of "The Melting Pot." The cemetery was transcribed by Marcile and Ray Dillard June 1978.]

This cemetery is located near the old Harris Place in lands now owned by Georgia Pacific Lumber Co. The cemetery is south and a little west of Cominto, Drew County, Arkansas. The Georgia Pacific Company has maps locating all the old cemeteries on their lands. The office is located at Cominto, Arkansas. This cemetery is surrounded by a fence and lies on the north side of the road.

The first grave you come to after entering the gate is marked by a large rock with no name. I [this I would have been either Marcile or Ray] believe this may be the grave of Andrew Jackson Carson born circa 1838 in Dallas County, Ala. He died 30 November 1868 on the old Harris place when my grandfather was two years old. The other graves (not listed in exact order) are:


Donham, Mabel V, 1876-1954

Donham, Marcus L, 1863-1931

Donham, Robert Leonard, 1 Sept 1917

Donham, Cecil F, son of M L and M V Donham, 20 May 1897 - 9 June 1900

Donham, Amanda, wife of Wade H Hart, 1867-1897

Donham, Alexander A, son of James F and S A Donham, 14 August 1876 - 18 January 1878

Donham, James F, 19 Oct 1833 - 30 March 1891, 57 years, 5 months, 11 days

Newton, Wade, son of Elbert Hart, 27 May 1908 - 8 October 1912

Donham, Susan A, wife of J F Donham, 8 Dec 1837 - 25 Feb 1916

Jordan, Clifford, son of Harris and Dot Jordan, 29 May 1926 - 30 Sept 1926

Jordan, William, Arkansas Cavalry, CSA

Jordan, W H, Pvt Co 115, Ark Inf CSA

Ferguson, Emmanuel & Sons, E F died 14 Sept 1893; tomb erected 61 years later by grandchildren, Merle, Roscoe, Laverne and Ouita, children of his oldest son, Jess Guy, Garvin, Earl

Hart, William Alvin, son of Mr and Mrs Elbert Hart, 6 April 1927 - 10 April 1927

Hart, Joseph Noel, son of Elbert Hart, 26 April 1924 - 11 August 1924

Hart, Wade H, 1856 - 1891

Hart, Joseph Ellis "Daddy", 15 Dec 1860 - 15 Nov 1933

Jordan, Harris, Ark H Q 490, Armd Fa Bn, WWII, 1 Nov 1904 - 25 March 1969

JORDAN - Mother, Martha O, 1849-1892; Father, Hiram W, 1846-1891

Biggs, H C, 11 Feb 1822 - 30 June 1899

Merchant, Dee, 8 June 1910 - 22 April 1936

Grant, Minnie Bulah, 7 Sept 1884 - 20 Aug 1889

Grant, Hettie, died 1891, aged 2 months, 3 days

Murray, Mary J, wife of H C Biggs, 16 Nov 1832 - 16 April 1906

Merchant, D C, 12 June 1870 - 20 July 1930

Brown, Dallas, died 29 August 1916, aged 63 years


The following graves are enclosed by an iron fence

Harris, Alexander J, Nov 5 (stone was broken across this date) - 5 August 1866

Harris, Henry C, 16 Feb 1862-8 Sept 1862

Harris, Calvin T, 8 Feb 1823-11 Dec 1866